Cybersecurity requirements provide new opportunity for CPAs
CPAs can be engaged as third-party assessors of US defense contractors’ compliance with new cybersecurity requirements.
Information security & privacy
Data thieves strike at any weak point
Cyberattackers remain unrelenting in adapting tactics to exploit human and technological vulnerabilities.
Check your exposure on the dark web
A look at applications, gadgets, and other technology that can improve a CPA’s job and life.
Cybersecurity provides opportunities for auditors to serve
Practitioners can provide services to clients related to cybersecurity beyond their financial statement auditing role, according to a newly published report from the Center for Audit Quality.
Tax consequences of data breaches and identity theft
Losses are not likely deductible by individuals through 2025, but the receipt of free identity protection services may be nontaxable.
Corporate governance in COVID-19: Cybersecurity and technology considerations
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a realignment of company strategies to enable success during these disruptive times. Some of these decisions — such as the sudden shift to remote work due to stay-at-home orders — have created additional risk corporate boards must consider.
Stymie hackers with these 6 steps
Here is a list of the steps your business should be doing at the absolute minimum when it comes to cybersecurity.
Ask the expert: Cybersecurity
Accounting professionals know that data security is a more urgent concern than ever. Dustin Hall, a cybersecurity expert and director of CPACharge, recommends the following security tips to CPAs.
TIGTA critiques IRS’s protection of taxpayer data
The IRS continues to have challenges protecting taxpayer data, and especially ensuring that its various applications provide complete and accurate audit trails, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
A 6-point security checkup for working from everywhere
Quarantines prompted by the coronavirus pandemic have forced many organizations to deploy and configure technology to support 100% remote work and/or a mix of working remotely on certain days.
A world without passwords?
Some new technologies are starting to chip away at replacing the password. Let’s look at a few.
Data security tips to help weather a pandemic
Finance professionals should keep their guard up against cybercriminals exploiting coronavirus concerns.
Top cyberthreats targeting accounting firms
An expert outlines three of the top external cyberthreats accounting firms face and provides pointers on how to reduce a firm’s risk of becoming a victim.
More businesses using AI as tools emerge
New tools offer the promise of making automated machine learning available to organizations that don’t have AI or data analytics experts readily available.
3 ways to defeat ransomware: Plan, prevent, not pay
This article discusses ways to prepare for this kind of cyberthreat.
Practitioners need a written information security plan
The IRS places fresh emphasis on tax preparers’ responsibilities under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act safeguards rule.
California proposes guidance for privacy law
The California attorney general’s office is seeking feedback on proposed regulations on the California Consumer Privacy Act, which will become the nation’s toughest data privacy law when it goes into effect Jan. 1.
New laws bring much tougher data protections
Businesses with customers in California or the European Union must shore up their data collection practices or face significant fines.
What CPAs should know about facial-recognition technology
An uptick in adoption of facial-recognition systems in retail, banking, travel, and other sectors calls on CPAs and other business leaders to assess the benefits of the technology against the risks.
Planning for data security
Today’s tax firms must be vigilant against cyberthreats.
